Form for neckties



Feb. 23, 1954 JARRETT 2,669,724

FORM FOR NECKTIES Filed Aug. 24, 1951 INVENTOR- H AQOLD' MJARQETT ATTORNEYS 4 Patented Feb. 23, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FORM FOR NECKTIES Harold M. Jarrett, Shinnston, W. Va.

Application August 24, 1951, Serial N 0. 243,423

This invention relates to a form for neckties. More specifically, the invention comprises a form insertible in the knot of a four-in-hand necktie after the knot has been formed in the usual manner, to shape the knot and hold it securely against its normal tendency toward slippage.

One important object is to provide a device of the character described, that will permit the tie to be tied around the neck in the usual manner, and will permit the knot to be formed conventionally, so that the wearer need not apply the form until he has formed the knot in the manner to which he has been accustomed.

Another important object is to provide a form as stated that will be novelly designed to bind opposite faces of the form frictionally against the front necktie panel and the front portion of the knot, through the provision of a means specifically formed and arranged to counter the normal tendency toward relative slippage of these portions of a necktie.

Still another important object is to provide a device of the type stated wherein the means referred to above will not only be operative to prevent relative slippage between adjacent tie portions, but will also be effective to dimple the front panel of the necktie properly below the knot.

Still another important object is to provide a form of the character described that will be wholly invisible when the tie is being worn.

Another object is to provide a necktie form that will be capable of being readily manufactured at low cost, from a single piece of inexpensive material readily formed to the desired shape.

Other objects will appear from the following description, the claim appended thereto, and from the annexed drawing, in which like reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a necktie and collar as they appear when the form constituting the present invention is in use, said form being illustrated in dotted lines in proper position within the knot;

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing the form partially inserted;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the form;

Figure 4 is an enlarged front elevational view, a portion of the form being broken away;

Figure 5 is an edge elevational view taken from the bottom of Figure 4; and

Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view, taken on line 6-6 of Figure 5.

1 Claim. (Cl. 2-153) Referring to the drawings in detail, a conventional shirt collar has been generally designated [0, and a conventional four-in-hand necktie is designated generally by the reference numeral l2.

The device constituting the present invention is readily stamped to shape from a single piece of metal material, or alternatively, can be moulded from plastic material or the like. In its completed form, the device includes a body generally designated I3 having a pair of body portions l4 each of which is approximately semi-circular in cross section. The body portions 14 are integrally joined along their inner side edges as at It, so as to define a depressed medial portion extending longitudinally and centrally of the body. The longitudinally crimped or depressed portion cooperates with the transversely curved body portions to form the body with a plurality of sideby-side undulations disposed transversely of the body.

The body is formed to the general outer configuration of a conventional knot of a necktie, and to this end, the end edges [8 of the undulations or body portions M are straight and are disposed in longitudinal alignment, so as to be arranged parallel to and immediately above the bottom edge of the knot, as readily noted from Figure 1.

So as to impart to the knot the desired tapered shape, the outer side edges 20 of the body l3 diverge upwardly, along gradually curving lines, from the outer ends of the bottom edges l8.

Integral with the body 13, at the upper end thereof, are upwardly diverging wings 22, said wings being curved longitudinally thereof in a direction away from each other, to a slight extent, as particularly well shown in Figure 4.

The wings 22 are partially twisted in being extended away from the body l3, as may be noted by comparison of the plan view of Figure 4 with the edge elevational view of Figure 5. This is operative to engage one edge of each wing tightly against those portions of the necktie extending away from opposite sides of the knot to encircle the neck band of the collar Ill.

Formed in the device, at opposite sides of the medial crimp or undulation 16, are upwardly diverging rows of openings 24, said rows extending longitudinally and substantially centrally of the undulations I 4 and the wings 22 into which the respective undulations merge. The provision of these openings is effective to assist in preventing slippage of the knot, since thepuncturing of the openings in the body and wings is operative to roughen the opposite faces thereof at the tion is inserted downwardly into the knot;

through the opening at the upper end the1.7,eo,f

in the manner shown in Figure 2.

The wings 22 are then slipped underthe wings; of the collar [0, as shown in either Figurerlor 2,

and the knot is then tightened.

Tightening of the knot will be effective to,-con-J ceal the device completely, as shown in Figure 1, sothat h dev ce. will. be wholly, n sible. wh b61 18: Word. 7

As. w be n te the device is, shaped a to o the kn t t h desir d taper. a d after, so forming the knot, the device acts to prevent slippa e.

The slippage is .prevented, in this connection, not, only by. the openings 24, but also, by..f ormation of the body of the device witha.pluralityv of side-by-sideundulations, which in eiTect form the, body into a spacer interposed between, the front. portion of the knot, and that part of, the front, necktie panel underlying, the front knot porti n- Th se ndulations, in. i conne ti n, being extended: longitudinally of the body,, are arr nged. t ansversely to the dir tion in. hich the front portion of the knot would, normally tend to slip. In, other words, on slippage of a necktie kn here is n fifi mo ment h material of which the front knot portion is formed, transversely of the knot, that. is, to the right or left when the knot is viewed as in Figure 1.

The undulations counter this tendency toward slippage of the knot, by binding; opposite faces of the body ISfrictionally againstthe front necktie panel and the front portion of the knotrespectively.

Further, the provision of the center crimp; or undulation I6; has the further effect of forming a dimple 30 in the front necktie panel,- immediately below the knot. The dimple 30; asmay be noted fromFigure 1, is properly and accurately formed, medially between opposite side edges ofthe, necktie panel, and it isnot possiblefor the wearer to dimple the necktie panel improperly,

It will be understood that the' device canbe formed of' any suitable material, and byany process or manufacturingoperation to which the shape of; the device lends itself. In all-instances; however, the device has the important characteristics of being capable of being fabricated from inexpensive material, and by-simple manufacturing operations;

As will be noted from'Figure 1, the outer edges of the wings 22 are formed as extensions of the upwardly diverging outer edges of the body portions, with the inner edges of the wings converging in the direction of" the body tomeet at the upper end of the medially disposed'depressed portion of the body. This. arrangement-act the inner edges causessaid inner'edges to, cooperate tov define a, V-shaped recess at the, up er end; ofv thebodyitherecessed upper end edgeof. the body thus being wholly concealed within a previously formed tie knot having the usual, substantially horizontally extended top edge.

It is believed clear that the invention is not necessarily confined to the specific use or uses thereof described above, since it may be utilized for any purpose to which it may be suited. Nor is the invention to be necessarily limited to the specific construction illustrated and described, since such construction isonly intended to be illustrative of the principles of operation and the means presently devised to carry out said principles, it being considered that the invention comprehends any minor changes in construction that may be permitted within the scope of the appended: claim.

What claim d;

A device for preventing knot slippage in a necktie, comprising: a body formed with a pair of generally vertical, side by side body portions of. appr ximately m r ircular cross; sec i nte a ly. Join dalone their inner ide d es-to define. depr ed, t e-dimmin medial: portion extending longitudinally and centrally. of the body, said depressed, portion cooperating with the body portionsto .formthe body with, a, plu rality of side by. side undulationsdisposed transversely of the body, the body portions. being formed at their, lower ends with straight, end edgesdisposed in,longitudinal alignment so as to extend parallel to andimmediately. above the, bot-. tom edge of a tieknot, the outer, side edgesoithe body diverging upwardly along. radually curving lines fromlthe outer ends of saidlower end ,edges; and pwardlv diver in wine integra w th he body at the. upper end thereof, said wings being curved longitudinally in a directionaway from, ach oth r. nd eins partially tWi ed-to eee on edge. feaeh-wine a inst. those nor i ns f. he tie. x nd n fromoppositejsides .oftheknot. said wings and body portions, haying;v their, on,- posite faces roughened throughout, their lengths o, r e ionally rip. the ma er al. of, the tie. he uter. ges of the win s b ing. formed as. lonei ud al, xt io s of. the upwar ly diver ing 0 11 1 edge Of. h 613 DO iQ 'l and the llllBJ-I ed s of. he, wines conve g n n. he, dir tion of the body to meet at the upper end'of the, de pressed m di l portion. s nv r en inner d e ofthe wings defining ubstantially V- dupp nde nthe body or. reo ss ne of the upper end of the body. wholly within, the knot, below the substantially horizontally ex tending. top. d f a d not...

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